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31-Jul-07, 09:12 PM
|  | Sexy Snake Subscriber | Join Date: Jul-07 Location: Cairns Gender:  | | | total tank redue what do you think
hey all i am thinking of taking out all my heat globes and switching them with heat chords and maybe you suing somthing like tiles as the substrate whats any one think of this idea
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31-Jul-07, 09:15 PM
|  | Impatient Snake Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-07 Location: Sydney Gender: | | | |
It's an interesting idea...
...the only problems I see are that you will not be able to replicate a basking site, as in light AND heat (although this may not be an issue at all)...
...also, no night time visibility if you wish to see your animals...
...the big benefit I can see is MUCH cheaper costs associated with running the enclosures...
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31-Jul-07, 09:17 PM
| | Sexy Snake Subscriber | Join Date: Jul-07 Location: Cairns Gender: | | | |
well i was thinking of putting for light (not heat) some little fluros in each tank or something i am not 100 percent yet just thinking about it
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31-Jul-07, 09:18 PM
| | Impatient Snake Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-07 Location: Sydney Gender: | | | |
You would need some sort of day/night cycle replicated - however, if you are using a dedicated herp room this could be the one main room light for all critters...
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31-Jul-07, 09:20 PM
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yeah nuh my herp room is my bedroom most people that come into my room are amazed it has a double bed, a computer desk then snake cages and scorpians and tarantuals every where  and i didnt the lights are getting anoying at night l8ly thats y i was thinking of the heat chord
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31-Jul-07, 09:24 PM
|  | Roadkill Subscriber | Join Date: Aug-05 Location: Western Sydney Age/Gender: 25 | | | |
What species will be having their lights replaced with heat cords? I prefer lights/heat emitters over heat cords for adults that are housed in enclosures. But heat cords are best for heating tubs. I don't think i would ever use a heat cord as a permanent heat source for an adult python.
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31-Jul-07, 09:26 PM
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You could use ceramic heat emitters - no light...
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31-Jul-07, 09:28 PM
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Seems fine in my opinion (obviously depending on species) but the remainder of the flooring that does not have under floor heating will get very cold. Will it not?
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31-Jul-07, 09:33 PM
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was gunna be on yearrling pythons
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31-Jul-07, 09:36 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jul-07 Location: Sydney Age/Gender: 26 | | |
why not infra-red light?
Doesn't bother you at night and is less burning than those ceramic dealies.
I nearly burnt my house down with one of those after some bad pet-store advice. And she really sounded like she knew what she was talking about...  |
31-Jul-07, 09:37 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jul-07 Location: Sydney Age/Gender: 26 | | | |
oh and PS those ceramics seem to be too hot for yearlings in my experience
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31-Jul-07, 09:41 PM
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Unless of course they are running on a thermostat...
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31-Jul-07, 09:45 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jul-07 Location: Sydney Age/Gender: 26 | | | |
yeah well i never thought of that.
I was operating a light activated thermostat for a while, but found they were too light-sensitive and weird things were happening to the temperature, and it was picking up light from computer screens etc.
Now i'm just a straight up timer-guy.
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